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[Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) @AsiaPolicy]

November is shaping up to be a busy month, but October was hardly quiet. Energy and security took center stage, and a series of high-profile convenings offered clues to how countries across wider Asia are positioning themselves in a rapidly changing world. Watch as @faamer breaks down the month’s biggest stories.

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[Foreign Affairs @ForeignAffairs]

Read Stephen Biegun and Emma Chanlett-Avery on the obstacles to peaceful U.S.–North Korean engagement—and how the United States can overcome them:
https://t.co/eXqnh8LiIy

[Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) @AsiaPolicy]

Will Trump pursue a foreign policy win with Kim Jong-un to build his legacy? If so, he will face a very different North Korea and a regime with more leverage and more asks. ASPI's Stephen Biegun and Emma Chanlett-Avery weigh the trade-offs, risks, and upsides of re-engagement with Pyongyang in @ForeignAffairs
https://t.co/0P7Zq5K3WT

[Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) @AsiaPolicy]

Is Hong Kong in decline? For years, much of the Western debate has centered on that question. But according to Diana @Choyleva, CCA Senior Fellow on Chinese Economy and Chief Economist at @EnodoEconomics, this narrative misses a much bigger story.

Watch her full discussion with CCA's @BrianWongOPR: https://t.co/iQSt66XknB

[Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) @AsiaPolicy]

China wants to expand its global financial reach without fully opening its financial system. In a new report from CCA and @EnodoEconomics, Diana @choyleva examines Hong Kong's reinvention as a platform for “controlled openness.”

Read more: https://t.co/cUNTGCQpxS

[Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) @AsiaPolicy]

What did Trump and Xi achieve in Shenzhen—and what comes next?

Join us on November 23 at 10:30 a.m. with @wendyscutler, Jing Qian, @wstv_lizzi, and @LyleJMorris, moderated by David Shullman, for a live @AsiaPolicy summit review.

🔗 https://t.co/Vde6HCaE7W

[Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) @AsiaPolicy]

What will the fourth Trump–Xi summit mean for Taiwan?

Join @GranoSimona, Dennis Weng & @LyleJMorris on Nov. 19 at 10 AM ET to discuss cross-Strait stability, U.S.–Taiwan relations & Taiwan’s political future.

Register: https://t.co/bHuYCZcMOK

[Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) @AsiaPolicy]

What is the path forward for Sino-Indian re-engagement? In a new paper, @BrianWongOPR and @AravindYelery propose a framework of “selective integration” through value chain alignment in electronics, supply chain resilience in green tech, and people-to-people connections https://t.co/bLdW1uayyS

[Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) @AsiaPolicy]

25 years after China joined the WTO, how has its membership reshaped global trade and what lies ahead for China and the WTO? Join ASPI on Dec. 9 for a discussion with leading U.S. and Chinese experts, moderated by @wendyscutler. Register here: https://t.co/L6h19alxLR

[Lyle Morris @LyleJMorris]

Interested in contributing to @AsiaPolicy's Center for China Analysis' work on the PLA, cross-Straits and Chinese foreign policy? If so, come work for me!

I am hiring an intern for the Winter/Spring in Washington, DC. Fluency in Mandarin a must.

https://t.co/GL0lGfdYqQ

[Asia Society @AsiaSociety]

As global leaders converge for the high-stakes November summit season, including #ASEAN, the #EastAsiaSummit, and #APEC, technology and AI have vaulted to the top of the agenda. Beyond formal declarations, the agreements and discussions negotiated on the sidelines – including at an anticipated meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping – will directly shape market access, supply chain resilience, and international compliance for corporate leaders.

On November 18 at 2 PM, join Asia Society and @NikkeiAsia for a timely conversation to examine the domestic and geopolitical pressure points influencing these negotiations and to assess what the Trump-Xi dynamic means for global business. With @wstv_lizzi of @AsiaPolicy's Center for China Analysis; Jeannette L. Chu of @NFTC; and Nikkei Asia's @YifanYuNews (moderator).

Register to attend the virtual conversation: https://t.co/q50yrRg724

[Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) @AsiaPolicy]

#TBT This past June, ASPI hosted @SchwarzmanOrg for an alumni conference with the Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations (IDFR) Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur, bringing together 19 alumni from 13 countries. 🎓🌏

Participants explored topics related to Malaysia's domestic transformation, regional integration, semiconductors and innovation, navigating global trade headwinds, and artificial intelligence (AI) and fintech.

Inspired by these discussions, alumni share their insights on Malaysia’s rise as a regional and global tech hub.

👉Read their insights: https://t.co/Q8ln84gNgA

[Lyle Morris @LyleJMorris]

*Webinar alert*

Join us on Thursday, Nov. 19, from 10-11am US ET for a panel discussion on "How the Fourth Trump-Xi Summit Will Affect Taiwan, and What This Means for Taiwan's Future." We will unpack the role of Taiwan in U.S.-China relations as President Trump and Xi prepare to meet again at APEC in Shenzhen. We will also touch on the upcoming local elections in Taiwan and what the results might mean for cross-Straits and US-Taiwan relations.

I will be joined by Dr. Dennis Lu-Chung Weng, Associate Professor and Graduate Director of Political Science at Sam Houston State University, and the founding Director of the Asia Pacific Peace Research Institute, and Dr. @GranoSimona, Managing Director of the Taiwan Studies Project at the University of Zurich and Senior Fellow at @AsiaPolicy's Center for China Analysis.

https://t.co/rcJyhErvvc

[Farwa Aamer @faamer]

Quad FMs meet again in what looks like a very focused meeting, success will depend on timely execution: 🧵 1) Quad SI Accelerator: “expressed their intent to provide > $85 million of technical & financial assistance to support access to trusted SI across the Indo-Pacific”

[Lyle Morris @LyleJMorris]

In early August 2026, I visited my wife’s family in Dandong, Liaoning Province. It gave me a front-row seat to China’s narrative of the Korean War, and more broadly, Sino-DPRK relations. Dandong was one of several key battlegrounds during the war. It was the site of major U.S. air force bombings, and an entry point from which Chinese People’s Volunteers (CPV) crossed into North Korea. The Korean War (1950–1953) remains the only major war in which U.S. and Chinese armed forces fought each other directly and on a sustained, large scale. It’s a war that continues to resonate within the PLA, and the legacy that shapes China’s contemporary relations with the DPRK and the United States.

I wrote about my impressions for a special issue of @AsiaPolicy's PLA Watch. Below is my travelogue of the visit – and an account of the Korean War through China’s eyes.

https://t.co/ekoKF0oY7G

[Asia Society Australia @AsiaSocietyAus]

This week, we hosted Neil Thomas, Senior Fellow on Chinese Politics at the @AsiaPolicy's Center for China Analysis for an Executive Briefing.

Thank you to our host @LaTrobeFin to all our Corporate Members who contributed to a fascinating discussion.

[Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) @AsiaPolicy]

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In the latest #AsiaInsideOut, Jane Mellsop speaks with @ajwsmall from @ecfr about the evolving EU-China economic relationship, the risk of a trade war, and how the EU can work with other countries to address Chinese excess capacity.

Watch now: https://t.co/kCMlobW8DD

[Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) @AsiaPolicy]

As the Quad prepares for a leaders' summit next month, read @faamer and Emma Chanlett-Avery's key takeaways report as part of @asiapolicy's Cementing the Quad in the Indo-Pacific project. https://t.co/Kr1mpEPaRq